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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET  S.  W.  WASHINGTON  D.  C.  20554 
 News  media  information  202-  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202-  418-  2830;  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  (or  ftp.  fcc.  gov) 
 TTY  (202)  418-  2555  DA  No.  05-  2357 


 Friday  August  26,  2005  SAT-  00317  Report  No. 


 Actions  Taken 
 POLICY  BRANCH  INFORMATION 


 The  Commission,  by  its  International  Bureau,  took  the  following  actions  pursuant  to  delegated  authority.  The  effective  date  of  these  actions  is  the  release  date  of  this  Notice,  except  were  an  effective  date  is  specified. 


 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  Division  at  202-  418-  0719;  TTY  202-  418-  2555. 
 S2632  SAT-  STA-  20050624-  00136  E 
 Effective  Date:  08/  19/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Special  Temporary  Authority 
 DIRECTV  Enterprises,  LLC 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  Broadcast  Satellite  Service 
 On  August  19,  2005,  the  Satellite  Division,  Engineering  Branch,  granted  with  conditions  DIRECTV  Enterprises,  L.  L.  C.  's 
 ("  DIRECTV's")  application  for  Special  Temporary  Authority,  File  No.  SAT-  STA-  20050624-  00136.  Accordingly,  DIRECTV  is 
 authorized,  for  the  period  from  August  26,  2005  to  October  10,  2005,  to  drift  its  DIRECTV  8  satellite  (Call  Sign  S2632)  from  100.65° 
 W.  L.  to  138°  W.  L,  to  conduct  in-  orbit-  testing  of  the  DIRECTV  8  satellite  DBS  payload  in  the  17.3  -  17.8  GHz  (Earth-  to-  space),  and 
 12.2  -  12.7  GHz  (space-  to-  Earth)  frequency  bands  at  the  138.0°  W.  L.  orbital  location  and  upon  completion  of  the  test  to  return  the 
 DIRECTV  8  satellite  to  its  assigned  orbital  location  of  100.65°  W.  L  DIRECTV  has  two  pending  applications, 
 SAT-  MOD-  20050513-  00100  and  SAT-  MOD-  20050513-  00101,  to  modify  the  authorized  orbital  location  of  DIRECTV-  8  satellite  to 
 100.75°  W.  L.  Comments  have  been  received  on  these  applications.  Accordingly,  grant  of  SAT-  STA-  20050624-  00136  is  without 
 prejudice  to  our  review  of  SAT-  MOD-  20050513-  00100  and  SAT-  MOD-  20050513-  00101. 


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